Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Bogong moths are the first known invertebrates to use the stars to navigate over such long distances. View on euronews ...

Inside that coprolite (a fossilized piece of dung) paleontologists have discovered the oldest physical evidence of ...

Because it is also colorful, people often mistake this moth for a butterfly. It’s a Canadian import that used to be far more plentiful.

Biologist Peter Houlihan inspects the proboscis of a giant sphinx moth. Twice the length of its body, its long tongue can access nectar deep in long-stemmed flowers like ghost orchids. Photograph ...

Most of the measurements of the proboscis of the species were taken from museum and private collections, though in March 2020, measurements were made carefully on live moths by unrolling their ...

The adult sphinx moths are also known for their long proboscis, which they use to draw nectar from deep, tubular flowers. The phenomenon of the caterpillar's transformation was first observed in ...

Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers.

The hummingbird hawk-moth is partial to flowers with tube-shaped petals and uses its long, curled proboscis — an elongated sucking mouthpart — to extract nectar from the flower's center.

Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to biologists. This is ...

Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to a study by Konstanz ...

On this fall-like afternoon, it was a special treat to enjoy an intimate visit with this striking moth as he uncurled his long proboscis to suck in nectar from the thistle blossoms.